Prepared for death. I was watching the sunset. I had very much made peace with all. And then a helicopter i heard a helicopter. And for the first time, british Scientists Use Satellite Images to count the entire global population of the endangered northern royal albatross. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Its five oclock our main story. The Duke Of Edinburgh has announced he will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. Buckingham palace says Prince Philip made the decision with the full support of the queen, who will continue to carry out a full programme of official duties. The Duke Of Edinburgh, who will be 96 next month, is the longest Serving Consort in british history. The Prime Minister said she offered him the countrys deepest gratitude and good wishes. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchells report contains flash photography. It is an image to which the nation has become accustomed over many decades. The queen and the Duke Of Edinburgh side by side on official bu
To bring figures down to the Tens Of Thousands. Labour targets child rens health, saying itll ban allJunk Food Tv Ads, before the 9pm watershed. A 2 Year Old Girl is seriously ill in hospital, a 2 Year Old Girl is seriously ill in hospital, after being mauled by Dogs Thatjumped into a garden in liverpool. Facebook launches a National Campaign with ten tips to spot fake news, helping users decide whats true and whats not. Good evening from paris, where the President Elect Emmanuel Macron has been celebrating his decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in yesterdays election and hes already started work on forming his government ahead of his formal inauguration on sunday. Hes already been congratulated by many world leaders, including the british Prime Minister theresa may. Mr macron won with 66. 1 of the vote, with Marine Le Pen of the Front National taking 33. 9 . The turnout was 7a , the lowest in nearly 50 years, and around 11. 5 Million People abstained. The transfer of power is already
What does macrons success mean for political movements outside france . In particular, what are the lessons for the British Labour party . And werejoined by the poet, kate tempest. Carcinogenic, epileptic, post traumatic, bipolar and disaffected. Atomised, thinking were engaged, staring at the screen so we dont have to see the planet diet. Hello, welcome back to paris, at the end of the long 2017 french president ial election. And at the start of a new phase in modern french political history. Emmanuel macron is obviously a big dealfor this country, a fresh face, a reformer, hes leading a new party with a new programme. But he is also now an important player in the world. His bigger than expected win is a tonic for depressed liberal centrists everywhere. The opposite of trump, hes a man who didnt shy away from his pro european views, his desire to keep the border open, his belief in trade, his adherence to a tolerant, open society. Unlike some others, he beat the far right by taking on
Strips the person of their personality. And as ukip call for a ban on full face veils one woman who wears a niqab tells us it will lead to a rise in attacks on muslim women. Hello. Welcome to the programme, throughout the programme, the latest Breaking News and developing stories and as always, really keen to hear from you. A little later, well be talking about scoliosis. If you were watching britains got talent on saturday night, you will have seenjulie, the dancer in the middle, talking about her curvature of the spine. That is what scoliosis is. As a result of discussing that on prime time telly on a saturday night, people are learning about it sometimes for the first time. If youre affected by scolosis, do get in touch this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Voters in france have chosen the two candidates who will go through to the final round of the president ial election in two weeks time. The
relegated to the back rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last there will ever be. and it s because of the lads. i want to pay my respects to those who didn t make it. may they rest in peace. applause. honouring those who fought in the name of his grandfather, the king spoke of remembrance as an obligation. let us commit to carrying